TUSCALOOSA,
Alabama — The Crimson Tide remains No. 1 in the USA Today coaches poll, but it
lost a sliver of ground to Oregon this week.

Alabama
received 57 of the 62 first-place votes after getting 59 a week ago. Oregon picked
up those two nods to grab four total. Third-ranked Clemson kept its first-place
vote. It tied Ohio State for the No. 3 spot.

Georgia
dropped a spot to No. 7 after its 34-31 overtime win at Tennessee while Alabama's
last ranked opponent, LSU, held firm at No. 11.